What color is #90747A?

#90747A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90747A?

The RGB value is 144, 116, 122: 144 red, 116 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90747A?

The complementary color is #74908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90747A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90747A color

#90747A rgb(144, 116, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #90747A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.5% green and 47.8% blue (144, 116, 122).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#90747A color codes

HEX	`#90747A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 116, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, 11.96, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 11.99, 4.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.26, 19.826, 21.115)`
Decimal	`9467002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90747A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #90747A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90747A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #90747A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90747a; }
.text { color: #90747a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90747a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 116 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90747a, #907c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #90747A?: #90747A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90747A?: The RGB value is 144, 116, 122: 144 red, 116 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90747A?: The complementary color is #74908A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90747A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.